bent (on or upon)

adjective

Definition of bent (on or upon)next
as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal a bride-to-be bent on having the perfect wedding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bent (on or upon)
  1. determined
  2. intent
  3. resolute
  4. decisive
  5. positive
Adjective
  • And Powell made clear that the Fed is determined to maintain its statutory independence from Congress and the Presidency.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Appointment or not, all were determined to make it to the border and eventually Southern California.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of determined
Adjective
  • Back home on Wall Street, meanwhile, Lutnick seems intent on reviving the moribund SPAC market.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • President of baseball operations Craig Breslow seems intent on upgrading his starting rotation, based on recent comments to The Athletic.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of intent
Adjective
  • Company leaders nominally accepted the resolute reformulation, but still accepted their nation’s long-standing conventions.
    Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.
    Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • While a segment of grassroots Republicans still believe improprieties cost former President Donald Trump the 2020 election, his decisive victory this month has sparked a segment of Democratic voters to now question the 2024 results.
    Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Walters: California will face consequences for Donald Trump’s decisive victory That doesn’t bode well for the governor and California Democrats, Maviglio, the strategist, said.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of decisive
Adjective
  • Travelers sicked by the virus in Africa have tested positive for the version in Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Heading into the selection show for this year’s NCAA Tournament, Franks was still positive.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of positive
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benthic

bent (on or upon)

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“Bent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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